Investigate additional staging areas to minimize impacts on old and new pavements and to increase efficiency of construction activities.

Let two separate crushing and stockpiling contracts; one in conjunction with first reconstruction contract and the other ahead of the remaining contracts.

Consider use of one chip seal over entire corridor instead of on a project-by-project basis (if chip sealing is deemed necessary).

Consider use of plant-mix base to provide construction platform (would help improve mobility through construction zone) if subgrade drainage can be addressed. Alternative is use of two base layers; top layer is plant-mix base, lower layer is Cement Base.

Minimize the negative feelings toward road construction (construction is only a distraction, not a reason to cancel or reroute travel through Dubois, Lander, Riverton, or Wind River Indian Reservation).

Promote that funding for the $100 million worth of projects will be available.

Market the marketing plan (dollars, how many years, need for this, etc.).

Publicize possible mitigation plans.

Help area benefit while helping State grow in its tourism efforts as well.

Provide up-to-date construction information to travelers and businesses in the form of maps, possible traffic movement times (so they can hit the traffic control about the time it moves), and times when the road will be open without delays.

Recommendations

Put a public relations representative on the AC-immediate action item:

3.7 Traffic/Safety/ITS Skill Set

Identify ITS applications for work zone traffic control, particularly to advise the traveling public of possible delays.

Establish doable, measurable benchmarks that deal with delay (e.g., 75 percent of the time, two-way traffic shall be maintained; any time two-way traffic is disrupted, the stopped delay shall not exceed 10 minutes for any vehicle; minimum attainable speeds for vehicular travel through the construction area shall be 30 mi/h [48 km/h]).

Describe work zone techniques that will provide safety for the traveling public as well as the workers, yet maintain mobility.

Look at innovative traffic control contracting methodologies such as performance-based specifications and contractor-developed, agency-approved, traffic control plans.

Identify methods of traffic control coordination between concurrent projects.

Identify innovative methods to deal with difficult telecommunication situations as they relate to ITS devices (wireless, satellite, etc.).